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|Ship ordered=3 July 1776 |
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|Ship class=28-gun [[Enterprise class frigate|''Enterprise''-class]] [[sixth-rate]] [[frigate]] |
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| − | '''HMS ''Aurora''''' was a 28-gun [[Enterprise class frigate|''Enterprise''-class]] [[sixth-rate]] [[sailing frigate|frigate]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The ''Aurora'' was first |
+ | '''HMS ''Aurora''''' was a 28-gun [[Enterprise class frigate|''Enterprise''-class]] [[sixth-rate]] [[sailing frigate|frigate]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. The ''Aurora'' was first commissioned in July 1777 under the command of Captain James Cumming. On 16 December 1796, command passed to the then captain [[Henry Digby (Royal Navy officer)|Henry Digby]] who spent around two years in the Mediterranean attacking French and Spanish shipping. |
The frigate features in a contemporary work of [[Sea story|naval fiction]] [[Mr Midshipman Easy]] by Captain [[Frederick Marryat]]. |
The frigate features in a contemporary work of [[Sea story|naval fiction]] [[Mr Midshipman Easy]] by Captain [[Frederick Marryat]]. |
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* Robert Gardiner, ''The First Frigates'', Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9. |
* Robert Gardiner, ''The First Frigates'', Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9. |
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+ | *{{cite book |title=Nelson's Trafalgar Captains and Their Battles|last=Heathcote |first=T.A.|year=2005|publisher=Pen and Sword Books|location= Barnsley, Yorks.|isbn=1-84415-182-4|accessdate=27 May 2010}} |
* David Lyon, ''The Sailing Navy List'', Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5. |
* David Lyon, ''The Sailing Navy List'', Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5. |
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* Rif Winfield, ''[[British Warships in the Age of Sail]], 1714 to 1792'', Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6. |
* Rif Winfield, ''[[British Warships in the Age of Sail]], 1714 to 1792'', Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6. |
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 26 May 2016
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Aurora.
| HMS Aurora (1777) | |
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Aurora |
| Ordered: | 3 July 1776 |
| Builder: | John Perry & Co, Blackwall |
| Laid down: | July 1776 |
| Launched: | 7 June 1777 |
| Completed: | 9 August 1777 (at Woolwich Dockyard) |
| Commissioned: | July 1777 |
| Fate: | Sold to break up 3 November 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 595 86⁄94 (bm) |
| Length: |
120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (overall) 99 ft 4 in (30.28 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 7 in (10.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
| Armament: |
28 guns comprising
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HMS Aurora was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The Aurora was first commissioned in July 1777 under the command of Captain James Cumming. On 16 December 1796, command passed to the then captain Henry Digby who spent around two years in the Mediterranean attacking French and Spanish shipping.
The frigate features in a contemporary work of naval fiction Mr Midshipman Easy by Captain Frederick Marryat.
References
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- Heathcote, T.A. (2005). Nelson's Trafalgar Captains and Their Battles. Barnsley, Yorks.: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 1-84415-182-4.
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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